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Lisa Feldman Barrett

Neuroscientist, Psychologist, and Author

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Neuroscience, Politics, Psychology · June 4, 2017

Poverty on the Brain

By now, you’ve probably heard about Ben Carson’s astonishing statement that poverty is largely “a state of mind.” …

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Animals, Emotion, Mental Inference Fallacy, Myths About the Brain, Psychology, Vocabulary · May 24, 2017

The Mental Inference Fallacy

Dr. Frankenstein was up late one night, working on his monster project. He popped open the monster's skull, attached electrodes to the brain …

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Construction, Emotion, Food, Neuroscience, Vocabulary · May 6, 2017

Simulation

Let's play a game. I hand you a diaper with a brownish smear in the center. I tell you that the smear is baby food and ask you to smell it. …

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Essentialism, Myths About the Brain, Neuroscience, Popular Press, Psychology, Studies · April 17, 2017

Brain Circuits for Emotion?

Imagine that you live in the world of Harry Potter. One morning, while reading the Daily Prophet, you notice an intriguing news headline: …

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Emotion, Health, Superagers, Videos · March 31, 2017

Talking About the Brain with Maria Shriver

After my appearance on the Today Show this month, I had an interesting, informal chat with host Maria Shriver about emotion and the brain, …

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Construction, Essentialism, Evolution, History of Science, Neuroscience, Population Thinking, Vocabulary · March 19, 2017

Population Thinking

Charles Darwin and Aristotle walk into a bar and order martinis. Aristotle's drink comes first and he takes a sip. …

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Emotion, Essentialism, Neuroscience, Population Thinking, Vocabulary · March 15, 2017

Pattern Classification Explained

I dreamed last night that my phone had a magical app to distinguish between healthful foods and desserts. …

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Emotion, Emotional Granularity, Popular Press · March 2, 2017

Outsmart your Mystery Moods

First for Women magazine (March 27) includes an article about deciphering your mystery moods. It includes some tips from me to help pinpoint …

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Core Systems, Emotion, Neuroscience, Vocabulary · February 5, 2017

Core Systems

Think about baking cookies. Your recipe probably includes basic ingredients such as flour, water, sugar, and salt.  …

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Essentialism, History of Science, Myths About the Brain, Neuroscience, Psychology, Vocabulary · January 8, 2017

Essentialism

What makes a dog a dog and not a cat? …

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